So Burke is Gone, Now What About Roberto Luongo? Chloe Vogler | January 9, 2013 Many rumours have popped up lately surrounding Roberto Luongo’s current situation with the Vancouver Canucks. One of the most popular is the “Luongo to Toronto” trade. This makes some sort…
How Do NHL Compliance Buyouts Work? Mike Colligan | January 4, 2013 NHL teams will be allowed two compliance buyouts heading into next season. How do compliance buyouts work and how might they be exploited?
Loyal Hockey Fans Deserve Better From NHL Ian C McLaren | January 2, 2013 Sometime last Spring, I began to examine what it means to be a loyal fan of an unsuccessful hockey franchise, using the Toronto Maple Leafs as as an example. The…
Lockout Schmockout: Real Problems Facing the NHL Jeff Ponder | December 28, 2012 Players want a larger piece of the pie while owners want to revamp the current contract structures. Media wars, threats of disclaimer of interest… blah, blah, blah. Obviously, there are…
Joffrey Lupul No Longer a Victim of Circumstance Rafal Ladysz | November 27, 2012 Joffrey Lupul’s career took a dramatic reversal in 2006 and the worst part is that he had no way of knowing it was in the works or that it would…
Expectation: Nazem Kadri – Part II Mark Ascione | November 27, 2012 Expectation: Nazem Kadri is a three-part series. Part I is available here. Part III is available here. Nazem Kadri’s medial collateral ligament sprain during the 2011 Maple Leaf training camp…
Toronto Maple Leafs: The Complete Twitter Guide Lukas Hardonk | November 26, 2012 The Toronto Maple Leafs may have the largest impact of all NHL teams on Twitter, something that this full list of Leafs-related accounts will show you.
Expectation: Nazem Kadri – Part I Mark Ascione | November 23, 2012 Expectation: Nazem Kadri is a three-part series. Part II is available here. Part III is available here. It seems all peaks and valleys when it comes to the still-young…
Roberto Luongo Trade Makes Sense For The Maple Leafs Mark Ritter | October 31, 2012 Heading into the lockout Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke was said to be considering acquiring Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo. While there has been no confirmation…
NHL Lockout 2012: Should Guaranteed Contracts Be Abolished? Mark Ritter | October 28, 2012 The NHL Lockout hit day 43 on Saturday. With every passing day the chances of a full 82-game season are rapidly eroding. And while the loss of the 2012-13 season…
Jekyll and Hyde Opening Weekend for the Toronto Marlies Stephen Stoneman | October 17, 2012 It certainly wasn’t the opening weekend that Brian Burke was hoping for when their Baby Leafs were eliminated from the Calder Cup Final in four straight games last June. Ideally…
Sour Grapes: Don Cherry Is Biased Against The Maple Leafs Mark Ritter | October 3, 2012 In a not so surprising move, hockey personalty and former NHL coach Don Cherry called out the Toronto Maple Leafs organization on Twitter Tuesday over the treatment of prospect Nazem…